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J. E. BRONSON.

' GAR GOUPLING.

AW lll Patented June 13, 1882.

NIIED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JAMES E. BRONSON, OF ELYRIA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, THADDEUS H.ROWLAND, AND FRANK H. BRONSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 259,358, dated June 13,1882,

Application filed March 1, 1881. Renewed April 10, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES E. BRONsON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Oar Couplings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in car-couplings where a link isused; and the object is, first, to so construct the couplinglink that 1tmay be held in the desired position in the act of coupling by the handof the operator with perfect safety; second, to so construct said linkand its attachment that it will be convenient to handle, and in nopossible contingency be liable to breakage or accident. I attain theseobjects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a detached plan View of the linkand a horizontal section of the holding-plate. Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of one of the draw-heads, also of the holding-plate which claspsthe link. The remainder of the view is in elevation. Fig.4 is aperspective view of the holding-plate.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The draw-heads a a, theirpins b b, and the broken portions of the cars 0c constitute the parts to which my invention is applied. The link (I isconstructed in the form seen in Fig. 2, it being of a suitable lengthand size to fit any draw-head. The center is depressed on the sides, soas to admit and hold a plate, f. Said plate has through it a rectangularmortise which fits loosely over the depressed por tion of the link (I,as seen in Figs. 2 and 3. Said platef at its upper end is provided witha suitable handle, by which it may be grasped and held in position, saidhandle being above the draw-head.

The operation of my improved coupling-link is as follows: One end oflink 01 is inserte'din the ordinary way in the draw-head of the sta- 45as to enable it to enter the drawhead of the 50 opposite car, thusenabling him to make a successful coupling without the least liabilityof accident to his hand, which is always above the draw-heads.

- Said plate f is fitted loosely over the depressed portion of the link,in order to allow it a considerable degree of adjustability to the angleof inclination of the link where drawheads are of different heights,while the plate retains a vertical position at the moment of 6 receivingthe shock, and also to allow the plate to adjust itself to any possiblecontingency that may arise at the moment of impingement of thedraw-heads. This last condition is absolutely necessary from the great 6J. E. BRONSON.

Witnesses:

H. F. W1LLsoN, F. E. BRoNsoN.

